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COLOMBIA, Cartagena, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (A) to right, mintmark RN to left

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COLOMBIA, Cartagena, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (A) to right, mintmark RN to left
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COLOMBIA, Cartagena, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (A) to right, mintmark RN to left (1621-22), rare. Restrepo-M41.1; S-C2; KM-3.2; Cal-1533. 9.35 grams. Rare coin, especially from this wreck, corroded but with most of the shield and cross visible, full king's ordinal IIII in obverse legend. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 15, with original lot-tag 389 and photo-certificate. Recovered from: "Dry Tortugas Wreck," sunk ca. 1622 west of Key West, Florida